The Interior Castle
Teresa describes the soul’s deepening life of prayer through the image of a castle with many dwellings. A guide to contemplative life, best read slowly.
Prayer & Spiritual Life
Original date: 1577 (written)
Reading level: Demanding
Reading guides
Fr. John HardonSecondary source
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Brandon Vogt
Title and author matched to the published list.
Fr. John Hardon
Named in a secondary transcription of Hardon’s list. The printed original has not yet been checked for this work.
Taylor Marshall
Named in the New Saint Thomas Institute’s September 2014 reading plan. Edition choices may differ.
Vicki Burbach
Named in the Year 5 reading list in How to Read Your Way to Heaven, page 235.
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contemplation mental prayer learning to prayBibliographic references
Original catalog editions
Tan Books (2011), Edition: Translation, Revised, 256 pages
The Interior Castle: TAN Classic (Tan Classics)